Top 30 Under 30
This year, thirty of the most talented young people from businesses across Leeds and West Yorkshire will embark on a prestigious training programme, designed to equip them with the skills towards leadership pathways and ongoing professional development, whilst recognising young business talent in the area.
The first of its kind in the region, the scheme aims to recognise rising stars within businesses across Leeds and West Yorkshire, inspiring the next generation of business leaders. It also campaigns to raise awareness around the various career opportunities that are available in the region, including the different pathways to success, and the range of professional industries that operate in the area.
At HSL, we’re proud to celebrate that Joe Allat, our Production Manager, has been selected for this incredible opportunity.
Joe joined HSL in July 2017 on a Business Immersion Internship as part of his sandwich degree in Business Studies which he was studying at Edgehill University in Ormskirk. In his internship year with us he gained valuable exposure across different areas of the business and spent a large part learning the day-to-day operations in the procurement function where at the time, HSL were outsourcing 70% of their production requirements.
On completion of the sandwich year Joe continued with HSL on a part time basis working as a procurement assistant while he completed his studies at university.
In May 2019, Joe joined HSL fulltime as Production Planner, this was a new role which came about with the increase of in-house production where more focus was required on meeting production requirements, managing resource, and delivering capacity.
In January 2021 Joe was promoted to Production Manager, with the increased responsibility this role brings he is now integrated into the wider management structure with interactions across all areas of the business. He now has responsibility for 140 manufacturing colleagues as well as overseeing the procurement function with 4 more colleagues.
Throughout his time with HSL Joe has been a leading force within the business, we are delighted to learn of his achievement as one of the top 30 under 30 employees this year.
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